An estimated 1,000 bicyclists will cross the Ben Franklin Bridge on their way to the Jersey shore.

The 65-mile event begins at the Irish Pub, 20th and Walnut streets in Philadelphia and ends at the Irish Pub in Atlantic City.

It's hoped the event will raise more than $200,000 for the Daniel Faulkner Educational Grant Fund, the Fraternal Order of Police Survivors Fund and the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia.The Ben Franklin Bridge will be closed to all traffic from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday,July 18 for the Tour de Shore.